Giancarlo Esposito photographed ny Ithaka Darin Pappas (Tokyo 1991)

Giancarlo Esposito photographed ny Ithaka Darin Pappas (Tokyo 1991) 

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 Some of Ithaka Darin Pappas' more recognizable entertainment subjects have included; Bob Vylan (Mobo Award recipient), Barry Miller (Tony Award winner), Brian Wilson (2x Grammy Award recipient), Chuck Liddell (UFC Light Heavyweight champion), Dr. Dre (8x Grammy Award recipient), Eazy E (Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award recipient), Gabriel o Pensador (Latin Grammy Award recipient), Giancarlo Esposito (Critics' Choice Award recipient), Ice Cube (BET Comedy Award recipient), Marlee Matlin (Oscar recipient), Scott Weiland (2x Grammy Winner), Sheryl Lee Ralph (Emmy recipient), Takashi Murakami (world-renowned contemporary artist), Teddy Reilly (2x Grammy Winner) Images can be licensed via ithaka.official@gmail.com

Bobby Vylan and Keith Morris

 Bobby Vylan and Keith Morris backstage at Coachella 2025. 

Photograph by: Ithaka Darin Pappas

Bobby Vylan (2025) photographed by Ithaka Darin Pappas

Lyricist, vocalist Bobby Vylan backstage at the Coachella Music festival in Indio, California on April 20th 2025 immediately following the Bob Vylan set. Photo by Ithaka Darin Pappas

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Several outlets including BBCd a statement from Avon and Somerset police in the U.K. announcing an inquiry into sets by the rap-punk group Bob Vylan and the Northern Irish rap group Kneecap.

During Bob Vylan’s set, the band’s singer Bobby Vylan (born Pascal Robinson-Foster) led Glastonbury crowds in chants of both “free, free Palestine” and, more controversially, “death, death to the IDF.”

Pascal Robinson-Foster

Bob Vylan with Keith Morris (Circle Jerks) backstage at Coachella '25 - photographed by Ithaka Darin Pappas

Left to Right Bobby Vylan, Keith Morris, Bob Vyla,  Bobbie Vylan photographed backstage at Coachella 2025 by Ithaka Darin Pappas

Book: "Beyond South Central" legendary N.W.A. photographs by Ithaka Darin Pappas

Beyond South Central: Rap legends N.W.A. as seen thru the lens of Ithaka Darin Pappas (1988-1990) 

The second edition of the 2016 photography book Beyond South Central (Sweatlodge Publishing) is now available on amazon.com. The book is the result of the three years Ithaka Darin Pappas freelanced for Priority Records, capturing the primary imagery of N.W.A., documenting almost the entire lifespan of the group, from their obscure South Central beginnings to their meteoric rise to controversial super-stardom. This publication includes iconic images such as The Miracle Mile Shot, The Bleacher Shot, Backstage In Phoenix and also rarely seen candid images of Ice Cube, Dr. Dre, Eazy E, MC Ren, DJ Yella and The D.O.C.

Ithaka Darin Pappas began experimenting with his father's 35mm and medium-format film cameras as early as age 5. He started assisting professional photographers immediately after high school, and within a year, began publishing much of his own work. Perhaps the most published (and republished) commercial photographic works by IDP are his early archival images of the influential LA Gangsta rap group NWA. Pappas worked for the West Coast record label Priority Records between 1988 and 1991 and documented almost the entire lifespan of the group, from their obscure South Central beginnings to their meteoric rise to controversial super-stardom.

"Colibrís Gigantes En El Puente De La Calle Sexta" (Giant Hummingbirds at Six Street Bridge) by Ithaka Darin Pappas

 "Colibrís Gigantes En El Puente De La Calle Sexta" 

(or Giant Hummingbirds at Six Street Bridge) by Ithaka Darin Pappas

ABOUT THE ARTWORK

"Colibrís Gigantes en el Puente de la Calle Sexta" is a 2024 mixed-media artwork by photographer/artist Ithaka Darin Pappas for his international photo-collage series, Urban Nektar. Created on wood with ink, paper and acrylic paints, the original piece measures 120cm x 80cm.

"Colibrís Gigantes en el Puente de la Calle Sexta" portrays two gigantic hummingbirds feeding on fluorescent-colored cactus flowers growing directly out of the cement arches of the Sixth Street bridge in downtown Los Angeles (designed by architect Michael Maltzan).

During late 2024, Ithaka Darin Pappas made hundreds of reproductions of the image "Colibrís Gigantes en el Puente de la Calle Sexta" on long rolls of canvas panel and hung them throughout the downtown Los Angeles area surrounding the bridge, including; Boyle Heights, The Arts District, Skid Row and Little Tokyo. Graffiti artists quickly recognized the potential of surfaces and proceeded to tag upon, transforming them into new unsolicited 'collaborative works'.

"Chiapas Heart Expedition", travel photography book by Ithaka Darin Pappas

 "Chiapas Heart Expedition", the new photography book 

by Ithaka Darin Pappas highlighting rural Southern Mexico. 

The street-style travel images were created during a travel 

to remote areas near the Guatemalan border.

 "Chiapas Heart Expedition", the new photography book 

by Ithaka Darin Pappas highlighting rural Southern Mexico. 

The street-style travel images were created during a travel 

to remote areas near the Guatemalan border.

Purchasable on Amazon here:

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Sun Temple Sojourn - Peru ThroughThe Lens of Ithaka Darin Pappas (new photography book)

 Sun Temple Sojourn - Peru ThroughThe Lens of Ithaka Darin Pappas (new photography book) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DL3GS91B

Other photography books by Ithaka Darin Pappas include;

Rangamala: रंगमाळ

Aliens of AkahtiLândia

PM DAWN photo by Ithaka Darin Pappas

PM DAWN (1991) at the Mondrian Los Angeles - photographs by Ithaka Darin Pappas

Rangamala: रंगमाळ new book by photographer Ithaka Darin Pappas

Rangamala (रंगमाळ) new book by photographer Ithaka Darin Pappas Rangamala, by Ithaka Darin Pappas, is a collection of street and travel photographs captured during a lengthy sojourn to northern India. The images traverse a multi-socioeconomic cross section of the states of; Haryana, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, and the National Capital Territory of Delhi. The pictures are often glimpses into the daily lives of the cross-cultural citizens of modern India.

Greek-American photographer Ithaka Darin Pappas (or simply Ithaka) grew up in Southern California. He began taking pictures at a very early age, publishing work by his late teens. He has since traveled extensively, residing and working in a handful of other countries such as Brazil, Greece, Japan and Portugal. His images have appeared in renowned venues including; Annenberg Space for Photography and the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles International Center of Photography (New York), Museum of Pop (Seattle), Ferro Gashouder (Rotterdam), Museum of Image and Sound (São Paulo), and Manarat Al Saadiyat in Abu Dhabi. Four Info ISBN: 9798394724534

Photographer Ithaka Darin Pappas

Mexican artist and choreographer César Brodermann at the opening of his show "Traslado Permanente" in Mexico City

Mexican artist and choreographer César Brodermann at the opening of his show "Traslado Permanente" at MUAC in Mexico City August 31st 2023. Photograph by Ithaka Darin Pappas.

N.W.A. photographs by Ithaka Darin Pappas currently at Academy Museum and the Museum of Pop

Historic photographs of hip hop legends N.W.A. by Ithaka Darin Pappas are currently appearing in two north American museum shows; "Contact High: A Visual History of Hip Hop" curated by Vikki Tobak at Seattle's Museum Of Pop and "Boyz n the Hood" at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles curated by Esme Douglas. During the years from 1988-1990, Ithaka Darin Pappas photographed Eazy E & NWA a reported 18-20 times. Images from these photographic sessions have appeared in the books; Hip Hop Raised Me by DJ Semtex, Contact High: A Visual History of Hip Hop by Vikki Tobak, Approximate Gestures : Infinite Spaces in the Fiction of Percival Everett by Anthony Stuart and The New Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll.

Punk stars Bob Vylan in Los Angeles - (photographed by Ithaka Darin Pappas - 2022)

Bob Vylan - photographed in Los Angeles (October 2022)

Bob Vylan - photographed in Los Angeles (October 2022)

Filipe Toledo in Mongaguá, Brazil (2009) photographed by Ithaka Darin Pappas

2022 WSL World Surfing Champion Filipe Toledo in Mongaguá, Brazil (2009) photographed by Ithaka Darin Pappas

Broken Dreams On Hollywood Boulevard: a photograph by Ithaka Darin Pappas (2022)

Pollstar Magazine - Eazy E (cover story) March 1989

Eazy E cover story for Pollstar Magazine (March 1989)

Oarsman in Varanasi, India by photographer Ithaka Darin Pappas

Oarsman in Varanasi, India (2018) by photographer Ithaka Darin Pappas

Pan Pacific Auditorium Fire (Los Angeles, May 24th 1989) photograph by Ithaka Darin Pappas

Decay and fire The fire of May 24th, 1989 There were hopes throughout the surrounding Fairfax District towards refurbishing the Pan-Pacific, possibly as an ice rink or cultural center and the parking lot soon became a park. However, the building was neglected for many years and damaged by small fires started by transients. In 1975, the Pan-Pacific made a brief appearance as the entrance to the NBC Studios in Hollywood for the movie Funny Lady. Interest in the building was rekindled somewhat with its 1978 inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places. The 1980 release of the movie musical Xanadu brought renewed hopes the building might be saved when the auditorium's facade was used to portray a dilapidated building which became a sparkling, brightly lit roller disco nightclub, but the movie was critically panned and not an economic success. It also appears at the beginning of the 1980 music video for the Barnes & Barnes song "Fish Heads". Black-and-white film footage of a man with a jet pack flying from left to right in front of the facade was used in the video for the 1981 Devo single, "Beautiful World". The dilapidated façade was used in the video for "Dancing in the Sheets" by Shalamar. Its final appearance was in the 1988 movie Miracle Mile. The auditorium continued to deteriorate throughout the 1980s, mostly owing to neglect. A large loading door on the southeast corner was often forced open, allowing free access to anyone. A fire in May 1983 damaged the northern end. On the evening of May 24, 1989 (six days after the 54th anniversary of its opening), the Pan-Pacific Auditorium was destroyed by a fire, the smoke from which was visible throughout the Los Angeles basin.[4]

"Eazy On The Mic" 1988 Portrait of Eazy E by Ithaka Darin Pappas

"Eazy On The Mic" 1988 Portrait of Eazy E by Ithaka Darin Pappas